In re: Sealed Case, No. 14-3058 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAfter appellant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in racketeer influenced corrupt organization, he challenged his sentence on both procedural and substantive grounds. The court rejected the Government's argument that appellant's challenge is moot and followed the approach in United States v. Epps, holding that the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a sentencing challenge brought by an appellant who had completed his prison sentence but not his period of supervised release. On the merits, the court concluded that appellant's sentence was procedurally reasonable where the district court acknowledged appellant’s contention that he should have been excused from the halfway house requirement and explained why, in keeping with the district court’s intended sentence, he would not be excused from it. Further, the sentence was substantively reasonable where the district court considered the 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) factors and there is nothing in the record that indicates that the district court abused its discretion. Accordingly, the court affirmed the sentence.
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